Showing posts with label Be You. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Be You. Show all posts

Pinkfresh Studio: July Challenge!




Hi Creative Friends!

Welcome back to the Happy Arty Days blog! 

Today I am sharing my take on the new Pinkfresh Studio Monthly Challenge!
Here's what it looks like..............


SO awesome!!! 
Rainbow and our new liquid watercolors! Yesssss! 

I wanted to create something different with our watercolors for this post & use these paints to stamp with! Pinkfresh Studio have an amazing array of stamps!
 I hope you like what I've created....

"Dream A Little Dream"

Oh woweee! I just LOVE how effective this looks! 
I have used stamp set Semi Circle Pattern by Inna Moreva, and using the solid semi circle stamp, loosely created those rainbow scallops! I simply diluted our watercolors and painted them directly onto the stamp! To make them stand out a lil more, I then stamped varying semi circle patterns over the scallops in corresponding inks.  Such a cool technique to try! 
Here's a closer look......




So.much.gorgeousness!
I have combined Pinkfresh Studio: Be You and Let Your Heart Decide collections to create the remainder of this page! I am in LOVE with the Let Your Heart Decide Alphas!!! 
You also notice that I add lots of watercolor splatters to each color row too! 

I have used the following Pinkfresh Studio Liquid Watercolors for this fun layout,


You can see (& order) ALL the colors HERE. 

Here's a few close ups for you......


The color intensity of the Liquid Watercolors is just insane! Such vivid, bright color!


So Beautiful! (Perfect for my two cuties in the pic! ;)  )


And there you have it! 
My super fun take on this month's challenge at Pinkfresh Studio! 

I hope I have inspired you to play along!
(& maybe try a new technique with our Liquid Watercolors too!)
More details on the challenge HERE

Thanks so much for visiting, 

Happy Arty Days, 
Amanda xo 


Pinkfresh Studio 4th Birthday Bash Blog Hop!






Hi Crafty Friends!

Welcome to the

Pinkfresh Studio 4th Birthday Bash Blog Hop!


If you've just arrived here from lovely Vicky's blog, then you're in the right place!
If not, here's the hop line up for you.....

Blog Hop Order:

Start here--->Pinkfresh Blog
You are here--->Amanda Baldwin

**Remember you need to visit and comment on ALL the stops along the way to be eligible for all the amazing giveaways!**
And speaking of giveaways, here's the prize you could win just for commenting on this post!
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Oh Yay!!! A scrapbook prize pack worth $40!!! 
Infact, every stop you visit along the hop has its own prize up for grabs PLUS there's a few more giveaways happening including this awesome one....


Instagram 24 Hour Stories Giveaway

Pinkfresh Studio will give one lucky winner a $100 Gift Card to the Pinkfresh Store. All entrants have to do is repost the Birthday Bash story. A winner will be selected within 24 hours.  


Note: All other giveaway entries close Monday April 9th at 6am PST, & winners will be posted on the Pinkfresh Studio blog on Monday 9th April, at 12:30pm PST. You will need to check the Pinkfresh Studio blog to see if you're a winner. 


I absolutely adore Pinkfresh Studio and all their incredible, modern and contemporary paper crafting products. It is such an honour to design for them and I wish them many happy returns for their birthday!
Enough chatter, let's get onto the good stuff!
Here's my scrapbook layout,

"So Lovely"


Sigh! So lovely, indeed! 
I have used the gorgeous Be You collection, and am totally swooning over this line! 
From the soft colors, to the rose gold foil accents & all those pretty blooms, this collection has my heart! 
You'll spy pattern paper REAL as the base for my layout, and because of its unique pattern, it doubles as a border for my centered photo cluster too! 
Pattern paper that does all the hard work for you - love it! (& it's a floral - need I say more?!)
I mount my photo onto a base of hand coloured, floral cut files, and all those fabulous Be You embellishments! 

Let's take a closer look..... 


The Ephemera Die Cuts with Foil Accents are perfect for building up my floral base with, as are the Chipboard Sticker leaves! You'll also spot a few Puffy Stickers and even some Wooden Epoxy Buttons too! Just gorgeous! 
To complete the photo cluster, I adorn the main cut file flower with a Chipboard Sticker, and then add a subtitle Puffy Sticker to my sweet photograph. 


To complete this sweet page, I use the super shiny, rose gold Puffy Alpha Stickers for my title!
And there you have it!
Simple. Uncomplicated. And oh SO lovely! 

I hope my layout has inspired you to get creating with this Be You tiful collection ;)

***Please remember to leave a comment to be eligible for the giveaways!***

Thanks so much for stopping by today! 
Time to send you hopping over to the super talented Amy's blog! She has something wonderful to share with you! 

Goodbye & Goodluck!

til next time, 
Happy Arty Days, 
Amanda xo 

Pinkfresh Studio: Be You & The Mix No.2!




Hi Creatives!
I am so excited to be sharing my first layouts created with the new 
Both these collections are super pretty!
Be You is soft and delicate with the most gorgeous rose gold accents, while The Mix No.2 is super bright and fun! 
Here's what I created with Be You, 

"Dream"


Seriously dreamy indeed!
Isn't this just divine?!! The colors make me sigh! 
Blush tones with mint, black, white, navy and rose gold! OH so pretty!!!!
With so many pretties in this line, I decided to challenge myself and use at least one item from every Be You product. 
I start with the stunning 12 x 12 pattern paper SINCERE, and layer it with white cardstock, creating a beautiful border on the top and right hand side of my layout. 
To show off those gorgeous papers, I decide to use an open hearts cut file & back the hearts with lots of patterns from the 6 x 6 PAPER PACK. The papers coordinate beautifully, and make this cut file paper piecing so easy! 
Before I attach my heart cut file, I create a quick mixed media base in soft lime, and pink tones to draw attention away from the hearts, and into my photo cluster. 
 

And isn't that photo so precious?!
I've mounted it onto an EPHEMERA piece, and then embellished the cluster with MINI LEATHERETTE TAGS, a TASSEL BOW (these bows are the cutest!!!), PUFFY STICKERS, & more EPHEMERA PACK pieces. 
Surrounding the cluster, and also embellishing the hearts are WOOD & EPOXY BUTTONS, CHIPBOARD STICKERS, and even some FABRIC DIE CUTS. You can see how it wasn't really a challenge to use one of everything - it is ALL sooooo good! That rose gold foil accent is especially gorgeous! It really adds warmth to this otherwise cool & refreshing palette. 
LOVE it!


How perfect is that sentiment PUFFY STICKER, Just Us and Our Stories?! Ideal for any style of memory keeping!


And I can't forget to mention those incredible rose gold PUFFY ALPHA STICKERS! Talk about wow factor!!! These are just divine!
All the hearts, (and ALL the heart eyes emojis) for the new Be You collection!
Just stunning! 
 
And now for something completely different with The Mix No. 2, 
"This Girl"


I told you this collection was bright & fun!!!
All the rainbow happy vibes here!
As this is an 'embellishment' collection, I decided to use a white cardstock base & another heart cut file ('cos after all - it is February, the month of love!) 
I spritzed my cut file in matching 'rainbow' colors, and then went to town with all those fabulous embellishments! 
With such a fabulous array of colored PUFFY ALPHA STICKERS I knew I wanted to create a 'feature' of them in my title / journaling. I combine them with the PUFFY HEART STICKERS and trail them around my cut file heart, matching the alpha colors to my shimmering colored heart. 
If you're wanting to recreate this layout, I used PUFFY ALPHA STICKERS: Pink, Peach, Yellow, Green, Light Blue & Navy. And to be honest, these alphas are so versatile - you'll be using them on everything! 


How awesome are the PUFFY HEART STICKERS inside the cut file? 
Again, I have color matched them to my spritzed paints, and the result is SO effective! 
Simple techniques for big outcomes! 
I have layered my sweet girl's photo onto an EPHEMERA PACK tag, and label, and then embellished this small cluster with CARDSTOCK STICKERS and a ribbon bow from my stash. The Good Vibes EPHEMERA serves as a subtitle to my layout, but more importantly, the striking black & white cuts through the rainbow and brings your attention to my photo. 
Perfect balance!  


Oh! The TASSEL BOWS !!!
They are seriously my new favourites! Could they be any sweeter?!!


All the color fun with The Mix No.2!
I hope I have inspired you with my layouts today!

Needing these new collections? 

You can purchase all your Pinkfresh Studio favorites in the Paper Issues store HERE 
& REMEMBER: Using code AMANDA at checkout saves you 20% off! Yay!
*You'll also find both of the cut files I used in their FREE files section! ;) 


Perhaps you're wanting to some of those awesome paints I used?
Well, they're Shimmerz Paints of course!
*Type AMANDA in the comments section of your Shimmerz Paints order HERE & they'll send you a freebie too! 
Yes, type AMANDA = free paint! Yessssss!

I have totally got you covered! ;)
 
Thanks so  much for visiting today! 
til next time,